Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:23:03 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <21fd4925-7554-4dfd-81d4-83bc0a474680_at_i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 29, 3:40 pm, Patrick May <p..._at_spe.com> wrote:
> Marshall <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> writes:
>
> > As an aside, I can say from a fair bit of experience that LISPers
> > and Relational folk are among the most ornery around. However when
> > one is debating with a LISPer one at least has the benefit of
> > knowing one is likely arguing with a worthy opponent.
>
> I'm somewhat bemused by the immediate antagonism exhibited by the
> c.d.t. folks towards anyone who thinks that OO is anything other than
> pure snake oil. I was around for the industry transition to OO (I
> probably still have my Zortech C++ manuals somewhere). Most of the
> experienced developers I know and prefer to work with understand the
> costs and benefits of both technologies.
If you think that I am throwing a compliment to LISP simply because it isn't OO, then you are mistaken.
As an aside, I remember going to a lecture by some guy no one had ever heard of named Stroustroup who was talking about his new "C with Classes." And a friend of mine and I had our C++ compiler for the PC shipping before those johnny-come-lately Zortech guys did.
Marshall Received on Sat Mar 01 2008 - 06:23:03 CET